The Programa Pueblos Pintorescos ("Picturesque Towns Program") is an initiative led by Guatemala's Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo, known as INGUAT.[1] The program seeks to promote sustainable tourism development in a network of towns and cities that have been identified for their historical, cultural, and natural attributes.[2]

Upon the program's establishment in August of 2019, a total of 9 cities and towns were identified by INGUAT as having the "relevant characteristics and initiatives" to be designated as Pueblos Pintorescos. This initial cohort of 9 communities is distributed among 7 of Guatemala's 22 departments.[2][3]

Inaugural Cohort of Pueblos Pintorescos

Image Town Department Region Citation
Livingston Izabal Oriente [4]
Isla de Flores Petén El Petén [5]
Quetzaltenango Quetzaltenango Los Altos [6][7]
Salcajá Quetzaltenango Los Altos [8][9][10][11]
San Juan del Obispo Sacatepéquez Los Altos [12]
Santa Catarina Palopó Sololá Los Altos [13]
San Cristóbal Totonicapán Totonicapán Los Altos [14]
Estanzuela Zacapa Oriente [15]
Zacapa Zacapa Oriente [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Instituto Guatemalteco de Turísmo - INGUAT - Inicio". inguat.gob.gt. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. 1 2 "Instituto Guatemalteco de Turísmo - INGUAT - Programa Pueblos Pintorescos". inguat.gob.gt. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Guatemala diversifica oferta turística con el programa «Pueblos Pintorescos»". Radio TGW (in Spanish). 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. ↑ INGUAT on Facebook Watch, retrieved 2021-04-20
  5. ↑ "Isla de Flores busca convertirse en un pueblo pintoresco de Guatemala". Guatemala.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  6. ↑ "Ciudad de Quetzaltenango busca convertirse en un pueblo pintoresco de Guatemala". Guatemala.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  7. ↑ "Xela es nominada a Pueblo Pintoresco · La Voz de Xela". La Voz de Xela (in Spanish). 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  8. ↑ Pérez, Javier. "Declaran a Salcajá como primer municipio pintoresco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  9. ↑ Mazariegos, Esaú; Cardona, Allan; Sánchez, Antonio (17 Feb 2020). "SALCAJÁ: PRIMER PUEBLO PINTORESCO DE GUATEMALA". Metrópoli Altense. Retrieved 19 Apr 2021.
  10. ↑ "Presidente Giammattei declara Pueblo Pintoresco a Salcajá". PERSPECTIVA (in Spanish). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  11. ↑ "Presidente Giammattei habla de 'Salcajá, el Primer Pueblo Pintoresco'". Chapin TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  12. ↑ "San Juan del Obispo se convirtió en un "Pueblo Pintoresco"". www.soy502.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  13. ↑ "Santa Catarina Palopó busca convertirse en uno de los pueblos pintorescos de Guatemala". Guatemala.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  14. ↑ "Declaran Pueblo Pintoresco a San Cristóbal Totonicapán – Prensa Libre" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  15. ↑ Estanzuela, Municipalidad de. "ESTANZUELA ES UNO DE LOS 9 PUEBLOS PINTORESCOS NOMINADOS EN GUATEMALA!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  16. ↑ ZACAPA PUEBLO PINTORESCO, retrieved 2021-04-20
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